Care Progression Manager, Full-Time, Days, Washington Township (Hybrid)
About the role
The Care Progression Manager collaborates across interdisciplinary teams to advance health system strategies, including initiatives focused on value-based care and payer population management. Partners with clinical, operational, and financial stakeholders to align care progression workflows with organizational goals for quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. The Care Progression Manager progresses patients' care based upon medical criteria for inpatient status.
Job Duties
- Oversee population to ensure timely progression of care, safe discharge planning, and appropriate post-acute services using evidence-based criteria.
- Identifies patient clinical conditions, testing, and value-based clinical interventions that can be completed in the ambulatory space with appropriate follow-up.
- Applies clinical criteria to monitor medical necessity, reduce avoidable days, and resolve barriers to care in collaboration with physicians, nursing, and utilization management.
- Collaborates in the development and implementation of performance improvement activities in collaboration with care management, physician, and utilization management.
- Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
- Maintains length of stay, readmission, and throughput metrics; identifies trends; and contributes to initiatives that improve efficiency and patient outcomes.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- 5 years experience in inpatient acute care hospital
- Excellent communication (oral and written) required to facilitate reviews and discussions with providers
- RN - Licensed Registered Nurse - NJ - State of New Jersey
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Knowledge of care and utilization management
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills to manage case load and communicate with multi-disciplinary team members
- Ability to work independently and set priorities to ensure appropriate use of hospital resources
- Ability to lead individuals and groups
Physical Demands
- Lift and carry 40-50 lbs.
- Frequent to continuous standing/walking
- Patient transporters can walk 8-10 miles per shift
- Activities specific to role include kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR
Job Description Disclaimer
This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements, and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
Work Schedule
Hybrid schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays are remote.
Salary Range
$80,720.21 to $117,902.40 Annual
Entity
Thomas Jefferson University
Primary Location
435 Hurffville-Cross Keys Rd, Turnersville, New Jersey, United States of America
Worker Sub Type
Regular Employee
Entity
Thomas Jefferson University